A pair of shoes is on sale for 80% of the original price the sale price is $60 what was the original price

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21 March, 17:06

A pair of shoes is on sale for 80% of the original price the sale price is $60 what was the original price

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Flores · Answer 1

You will set the equation up as part/whole = percent/100 and when you replace it with your numbers you get 60/x = 80/100 now you cross multiply and do 60*100 = 80 * x and you get 6,000 = 80x now you divide both sides by 80 then you get 75 was the original price